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INTRODUCTION
This first part of this guide is written with the intention of showing you how to keep periodicals and books, both hard- and soft cover, looking like new, while the second section is dedicated to book repair. Simply follow the step-by-step instructions and refer to the accompanying illustrations. You’ll also find a list of the tools you’ll need for a successful repair. By using the correct methods and the right products, you’ll go a long way towards increasing the value and the shelf life of your collection. Please keep in mind that the techniques described here are intended for general collection books. For information on how to care for rare and highly valuable volumes, please call us today and ask for your FREE copy of Brodart’s Archival Catalog.

Extend the life of any new book by properly breaking it in. This process removes some of the stiffness that is typical of most new books. It will also lessen the danger of breaking the binding by creating a gradual curvature to the tube section of the spine.

Cut two strips of Super Hinge Tape, each 1/4” shorter than the book spine. Pick up one of the strips, remove one side of the split back liner and fold it around your ruler, adhesive side out. Press the tape into place within the book’s hinge. Remove the remaining liner and press the tape into place.

USING BRODART BOOK-AID® REDDI-CORNERS:
Align the bottom of the Reddi-Corner’s “V” notch with the corner of the book cover. Corners may be shifted to one side or the other to achieve an even application. Fold the remaining portion of the ReddiCorner around the cover, pressing firmly to the inside cover. Fold the other tab over the top, pressing firmly to the inside cover.

USING BRODART BOOK-AID® REPAIR WINGS: ITEMS NEEDED:
• Brodart Book-Aid® Repair Wings • Bone Folder:
Remove the wing from the release liner. With wings facing upward, align the center of the wing with the center of the spine and top of the end cap; press into place at spine. Use a bone folder to burnish the spine area. Press remaining wing area into place, making sure that the wing follows the contour of the cover. Fold top of wing over onto the inside front and back covers and burnish. Repeat steps 1 and 2 on remaining end cap.

USING BRODART BOOK JACKET COVER:
On a clean, flat surface, place the book jacket cover film side down. Insert the dust jacket, printed side down, between the film and paper. Position the top edge of the dust jacket snugly against the top edge of the cover where the film and paper meet.

Fold any excess paper and film up to the bottom of the dust jacket. Carefully crease with a bone folder. Apply the covered dust jacket to the book and anchor with book jacket cover attaching strips or acid-free tape, using one of the following taping methods: A. Film to Film – Prevents the transfer of any adhesive residue to the book’s cover (recommended). B. Book to Film – Helps prevent the unwanted removal of the book jacket cover as well as the dust jacket.

USING BRODART BOOK JACKET COVER ROLL FILM
Choose a film that is the same height as the book you want to cover. To measure the proper length of film you need, measure the front cover, spine and back cover and then add 2”-3” to provide enough film to wrap to the inside covers.

Wrap the film around the front cover. Flip the book over and wrap the film around the back cover. Anchor with book jacket cover attaching strips or with acid-free tape. Refer to page 10 for anchoring methods.

USING BRODART SELF-ADHESIVE LAMINATE:
Unroll laminate, grid side up, onto a clean, flat surface. Lay open paperback on liner (grid side). Using the grids as your guide cut laminate 1” larger than the book on all sides.

Peel back the grid release liner just beyond the center of the laminate. (You can mark the liner at the center point to ensure even application.) With book closed, place spine down onto center of laminate. Lay the book down onto exposed laminate and press. Remove the remaining release liner, lay book down onto exposed laminate and press. Using a squeegee or bone folder, burnish all surfaces, working from the spine to the outside covers, to remove air bubbles and to maximize adhesion.

Make a slit in the laminate on each side of the spine, cutting toward the book and to the spine. Trim excess laminate from spine area. Trim corners at an angle to remove excess laminate, fold sides onto the inside cover and burnish.

USING BRODART DURA-GUARD ADJUSTABLE LAMINATE BOOK COVER
Select a DuraGuard cover that is closest to the height of the book you want to cover. Place the book spine onto the center of the liner and trace the dimensions of the book with a pencil. If necessary, trim the Dura-Guard to size with scissors or a paper trimmer.

Remove the paper release liner from one half of the Dura-Guard. Remove a small portion of the remaining half of the release liner and center the book spine in the middle of the Dura-Guard. This portion will be evident since it’s not as thick as the rest of the cover. Press the book’s cover on to the exposed Dura-Guard.

Burnish all surfaces wth a plastic squeegee or bone folder working from the spine to the outside covers. Brodart Dura-Gurad Laminate Book Covers are 10-mil thick with a 2-mil spine thickness that provides maximum cover protection and prevents spine damage.

ITEMS NEEDED:
• Shears • Tape or Laminate 3-mil or less in thickness • Bone Folder USING TAPE OR LAMINATE:
Cut a strip of tape or laminate the height of the book and 1”-2” wider than the book spine, depending on the spine thickness. (Use wider tape for a thicker spine.) Align the strip at the top of the spine, making sure that the center of the strip aligns with the center of the spine. Press down to adhere along the entire length of the spine. Wrap each side of the strip around to the front and back covers. Burnish with a bone folder.

ITEMS NEEDED:
• Scotch C-27 Taping System Applicator • Brodart Clear Book Tape • Bone Folder
Depress the platform and, with the spine facing right, slide the book under the cutter lip. Align the lower corner of the spine along the spine guide. Pull the tape out to the end of the book cover. Align the tape so it’s parallel with the book’s spine. Press the tape down on the book. Slide the cutter to trim the tape. Press down again and slide the cutter back to release the book. Press the tape down firmly to ensure adhesion along the length of the spine. Slide the book across the applicator to adhere the tape to the other side of the book’s cover. Burnish with a bone folder.

Magazine Protection
The best protection for magazines is to place them in a binder or cover them with a protective layer to avoid detached covers. Using Brodart Magazine Binders. Locking and non-locking binders are available, as well as binders that will hold multiple magazines. A. Remove the rod from its housing and place the magazine in the binder, cover side down. B. Open the magazine to the center and place the rod down onto the magazine and back into the rod housing. C. If you chose a locking binder, lock it and you’re ready to store or circulate.

A. If your magazine cover has a built-in divider strip, open the magazine to the center and insert the magazine under the divider strip. B. Insert the front and back magazine covers into the pockets on the inside front and back of the magazine cover.

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USING SCOTCH 3M™ C-27 TAPING SYSTEM APPLICATOR:
Using a Long Reach or Saddle Stitch booklet stapler, reattach the cover of the magazine. Open magazine to the center. Using the taping system applicator, apply a 1/4” wide strip of filament tape over the inside staples. Fold the excess tape over the top and bottom edges of the magazine.

BRODeX Multipurpose Cleaner BRODeX is a newly developed product that removes ink, marker, highlighter, crayon and adhesive residue from Book Jacket covers and books with plastic or laminated covers. BRODeX can be used on glossy book pages that are typical of most children’s books. For large soiled areas, apply BRODeX with a clean cloth; use a cotton swab for smaller soiled areas.

Soiled Book Content Edges: Rub an art gum eraser or very fine grit sandpaper over the content edges to remove dirt and other marks. Rub the eraser over top, bottom and side or, if sandpaper is used, wrap it around a piece of sponge or small block of wood for better handling and coverage.

Ink Marks: Use an X-Acto® knife, steel knife or book repair knife to remove ink by gently scraping across the surface of the mark. If the ink has penetrated the paper too deeply to be removed easily with a knife, we suggest that you leave the stain as it is to prevent further damage to the page.

USING BRODART ACID-FREE BIND-ART®:
Cut two pieces of waxed paper larger than the tear and place one of them under the torn page. Align any text affected by the tear. Using a paste brush, apply a light coat of Brodart Acid-Free Bind-Art®, brushing from the base to the outside of the tear. Place the second piece of waxed paper on top of the torn page and close the book. Wrap the book with an H-Band or place it under a book weight and let dry for three to four hours. When dry, gently remove the waxed paper. If it does not lift off easily, allow more time to dry.

USING FILMOPLAST® P TAPE:
The type of paper inside the book determines the type of tape used for the repair. If you’re repairing a lightweight paperback-style page, select a matte finish tape for a practically invisible repair. To repair glossy or coated pages, a gloss tape is less noticeable than a matte tape. Keep in mind that, the less noticeable the repair, the less likelihood that anyone will try to remove it.

Cut two strips of tape, making sure that each strip is 1/8”-1/4” longer than the tear and at least wide enough to cover 1/4” on either side of the tear. Align any text that is on the tear. Center the tape over the tear and apply.

Turn the page using the second piece of tape and remove one side of the release liner. Fold onto the ruler, adhesive side out. Insert into gutter, remove remaining release liner and press to facing page. Burnish with a bone folder.

USING BRODART HINGE TAPE:
Note: Complete any necessary repairs within the loose signature prior to the actual signature repair. Depending on how the book is bound, you may first need to scrape loose paper and glue from the back of the signature with a book repair knife. Cut a piece of 3/4” wide Perforated Cloth Hinge Tape the same length as the signature. Protect facing pages with waxed paper. Using a damp paste brush, apply a thin layer of Acid-Free Bind-Art® Adhesive to the face of the tape. Place the signature on the tape, wrapping the tape evenly onto the front and back of the loose signature.

Moisten the outside face of the hinge tape with Acid-Free Bind-Art® Adhesive and place into the book, making sure the signature is right side up. With waxed paper still in place, close the book, wrap it with an H-Band and place it under a book weight to dry overnight. When dry, gently remove waxed paper.

Roll waxed paper and place it in the tube to ensure that the adhesive doesn’t ooze into the spine area. Coat a knitting needle or long craft stick with Bind-Art® Adhesive and insert it into the inside of the casing. Rotate the adhesive-covered needle or stick only between the end sheet and the cover where the hinge is formed; never place the adhesive directly down on the spine or tube of the book.

USING BRODART SINGLESTITCHED BINDER TAPE:
If the super is not split all the way, use a book repair knife to slit the remainder. Use the knife to remove loose paper and glue from the exposed signatures. Cut a piece of Single-Stitched Binder Tape the length of the book’s contents. Apply Bind-Art® to one surface of the tape (two adjacent flaps). Fit one flap over the flyleaf and affix the other flap to the back of the signatures. Burnish with a bone folder to ensure maximum adhesion and allow to dry.

After the binder tape is dry, use a paste brush to apply Bind-Art® to the remaining flaps. Press the spine cover against the back (glued tape area) of the signatures and hold for a few seconds. Attach the remaining glued flap to the end paper. Smooth the tape with a bone folder.

Place a piece of waxed paper between the end paper and the flyleaf and close the book. Wrap it with an H-Band or place it between brass edge boards. Place book weights on top and allow it to dry overnight. Once dry, gently remove waxed paper.

Use shears to cut away the old spine; do not cut through the book’s hinges.

Use a book repair knife to scrape loose paper and dried glue from the back of the signatures. Apply a generous coat of BindArt® to the back of the signatures and allow to dry. Choose Brodart Book-Aid® Cloth Tape with Release Backing that is 1” wider than the old spine. Cut a piece of tape 2” longer than the cover.

Glossary of Common Book Care and Repair Terms
Acid-Free: Having a pH content of 7.0 or higher. (See pH) Archival-Safe: The quality of being acid-free and chemically stable; providing safe, long-term protection and/or storage. Biopredation: The infestation of books by living matter such as insects or mildew. Binding Copy: A book whose text is in good condition but whose covers are in serious disrepair, making it worth re-binding. Book Plate: A label pasted inside a book indicating ownership or acknowledging a donation. Book Jacket Cover: A protective film such as polyester or polypropylene that protects a book cover and/or dust jacket from fingerprints, scratches, wear and tear. Brittle: Fragile from a loss of flexibility, causing material to break or crack rather than bend or fold. Browning: Aging that causes a book’s page to appear brown; most noticeable in older books with some degree of acid content; distracts from the book’s appearance and value. Burnish: To thoroughly rub a surface area in order to remove air bubbles and to maximize adhesive properties.

Glossary of Common Book Care and Repair Terms
Closed Tear: A tear that shows no loss of material. Conservation: The repair or stabilization of material through chemical or physical treatment to ensure that the material survives in its original form as long as possible. Dog Eared: The edge or corner of a book’s cover or page whose board or paper fibers are split or frayed. Doctored: A book that has been repaired and/or restored. Dust Jacket: The paper cover, often illustrated and containing information about the author, that wraps around a book for protection. Fading: The loss of color on a book’s pages, dust jacket or cover when exposed to sunlight. Foxing: Rust colored spots that occur on paper resulting from oxidation of both organic and iron impurities left behind in the paper making process, common to machine-made paper of the late 18th and the 19th centuries. Foxing only occurs when impurities exist in paper that is exposed to the right humidity and temperature. Mil: A measurement of thickness equivalent to one one-thousandth of an inch; the higher the mil, the thicker the material.

Glossary of Common Book Care and Repair Terms
Open Tear: A tear that also has missing material. Paste Brush: A brush with natural or synthetic bristles designed for use with glue. pH: The level of acid or alkaline on a level from 0 to 14. A pH of 7.0 is neutral, above 7.0 is alkaline or acid free, and below 7.0 is acidic. Polyester: Transparent, plastic film that is chemically stable, acid-free, archival safe, strong and won’t stretch; used for covering books and for protecting or encapsulating documents and photographs. Polypropylene: Transparent soft plastic film that will stretch but will not tear; used for covering books.

PVA: Polyvinyl Acetate; a water-soluble plastic resin used as an adhesive. Remainder Mark: A mark, often on the bottom edge of a book, applied with a rubber stamp, spray or felt marker, indicating the book was returned as unsold and then sold at a lower price.

Glossary of Common Book Care and Repair Terms
Restoration: The process of rehabilitating an item to return it as nearly as possible to its original condition; may include fabrication of missing parts with modern materials, but using processes and techniques that are similar to those originally used to create the item.

Saddle Stitched: A bookbinding method whereby four (or multiples of four) pages folded from a single sheet are stitched in the center and form a signature. Shaken: Sections, or signatures, of a book that are quite loose yet remain attached to the book’s binding. Sticker Ghost: A discoloration on the surface caused by a chemical reaction to adhesive residue. Tipping In: Replacing a loose page by gluing or taping a very narrow surface area. Tyvek®: Spun polyethylene film manufactured by DuPont that has many of the qualities of cloth, paper and plastic films; strong and hard to tear. Vinyl: Soft, pliable plastic film commonly used in laminates, book and magazine covers and some tapes; not chemically stable.

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